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Same.
In Australia I get why you'd want to work as it's so expensive, but why not do something that earns more money. Some guys I knew spunked most their money within a few weeks of being in Sydney. But then got well paying jobs as furniture removers. Seems like a much better idea.
Also this may be offensively naïve, but aren't these fruit places in the arse end of nowheres? It's not like you're in a vineyard overlooking the Gironde within a moderate cycle of loads of stuff.
Elsewhere I've never got it at all. "Free" board? You earn loads more in your country of origin, so why not just work an extra week in the UK?
hugo7
Yeah, I never really understood why it's such a common job for backpackers as in mainland Europe it's seen as typical exploitation work, hence why besides backpackers you only ever see illegal immigrants working there. Maybe it's different in places like Australia where this seems so common, I don't know.